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Around the World (card game)

Around the World, Irish Poker, Chico High Low, Monkey Balls, Foam Game, North Carolina, Up the River Down the River, John Theis, Harry Curie, Tim de Withen, Charleston Special, or Unlucky 'Sevens' Seven is a card based drinking game, similar to, but more complex (and at the same time quicker) than, Fuck the Dealer. The game requires one standard (52-card) deck of playing cards.

Rules

The game is divided into two rounds. The first is a guessing or probabilistic round where players must make predictions about the card to be drawn, while the second is completely chance based.

Round One

In the first phase of the game, each player must make a prediction about the card to be drawn on their turn.

The dealer deals each player 4 cards face up but before dealing each card, the dealer asks the player a question about the card. If the player guesses correctly, they may "give" a drink (i.e. select a rival player who must drink). If their guess is incorrect they must instead "take" a drink. The players keep the cards that are dealt to them as they are required for the later queries and are the basis of the second round; The questions are: